Congress candidate Meenakshi Chandrawat, who stood on second position, had secured 29."There will be no impact on results and the chief minister will retain the seat," he told PTI.Read: Congress releases 2nd list for Raj, Manvendra Singh to take on Vasundhara Raje"But they should know that it is not a fight of one person, this is a contest fought by Jhalawar and Rajasthan, which is a family," she said.Disgruntled with the BJP, Manvendra Singh held a &Glitter Toilet Seats39;Swabhiman' rally in Barmer and quit the party in September.Raje remark came a few hours after Cong released its second list, fielding Manvendra Singh against her from Jhalrapatan constituency.Her remark came a few hours after the Congress released its second list of 32 candidates, fielding Manvendra Singh against her from Jhalrapatan constituency. 'The Congress could not find any candidate and he (Manvendra Singh) was to # be given ticket from somewhere and therefore, he was sent here (Jhalrapatan),' Raje said.The decision of not allowing Jaswant Singh to contest the Lok Sabha polls antagonised many in the Rajput community who held Raje responsible for ignoring him for an "outsider".Manvendra Singh, who had won Barmer district's Sheo assembly constituency in 2013, joined the Congress last month in New Delhi after quitting the BJP.."The Congress could not find any candidate and he (Manvendra Singh) was to be given ticket from somewhere and therefore, he was sent here (Jhalrapatan)," Raje said addressing the public after filing her nomination papers in Jhalawar district. His father Jaswant Singh was denied ticket by the party in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections following which he contested polls as an independent candidate and lost the seat to BJP's Sonaram.14 per cent of total 2,28,977 votes.The chief minister was accompanied by party leader Shahnawaz Hussain, her son and Jhalawar MP Dushyant Singh, among others. Saini said being born in a Rajput family does not give anybody a "big name". Reacting to the Congress announcement, state BJP president Madan Lal Saini said the decision will have no impact and the party will retain the seat. He said Singh, who left the BJP and joined the Congress last month, is not a big name and will face defeat.53 per cent votes in the polls. Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje Saturday said the Congress fielded former BJP leader Jaswant Singh's son Manvendra Singh from her Jhalrapatan constituency in the upcoming assembly polls as it could not find any other candidate.Raje has been representing Jhalrapatan seat in the House of 200 assembly seats since 2003.Raje had retained her Jhalrapatan seat in the 2013 assembly election with a margin of 60,896 votes by securing 63.

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